Strubben

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Streube in 1838-1857. Derived from dialectal strobbe (“stumps of trees and shrubs remaining after a forest has been cleared”). Compare Stobben and Stramproy.

See also Limburgish Sjtrubbe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstrʏ.bə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Strub‧ben
  • Rhymes: -ʏbən

Proper noun

Strubben n

  1. A hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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